REQUESTING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA, to initiate a formal investigation into the conduct of Federal law
enforcement personnel in regard to the violation of THE constitutional rights
OF, HAWAII county RESIDENT, THE REVEREND ROGER CHRISTIE.

WHEREAS, Roger Christie is a longtime resident of
the State of Hawaii and County of Hawaii; and

WHEREAS, Roger Christie is the Reverend Minister
of a church in that county that claims the right to use marijuana as a
sacrament; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie, along with several
members of his church, were arrested in July of 2010 on charges relating to the
growing and distribution of marijuana; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie has no prior criminal
record and has not been accused of any acts of violence; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie has been denied bail on
the grounds that he is a “danger to the community”; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie has been held in
Federal detention since July of 2010 without the benefit of trial; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie has actively taken the
leadership role concerning the efforts to stop Hawaii County from participating
in the Federal marijuana eradication effort known as “Operation Green Harvest”;
and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie has also actively taken
the lead role in convincing Hawaii County voters to pass a 2008 resolution
directing their county police to give marijuana law enforcement the lowest
possible priority; and

WHEREAS, Reverend Christie’s political activities
have caused annoyance and embarrassment to the Federal Government leading some
Hawaii residents to suggest that his denial of bail is based on his prior
political acts rather than any “danger” he poses; and

WHEREAS, the sixth amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, says that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused
shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial”; and

WHEREAS, the eighth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, says that “excessive bail shall not
be required”; and

WHEREAS, all Federal Government employees,
specifically those who have acted to imprison Reverend Christie, to deny him
bail, and to deny him a speedy and public trial, have taken an oath to
“preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution of the United States; now,
therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-seventh
Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2013, we believe the
treatment of Reverend Roger Christie by the Federal authorities to be illegal
and unconstitutional; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call upon the
President of the United States to uphold the law of the land, in accordance
with his oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, by
instructing the US Bureau of prisons, and any other Federal entity charged with
the incarceration of the Reverend Roger Christie, that Mr. Christie is to be
immediately released; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we call upon the
President of the United States to initiate a formal investigation into the
conduct of Federal law enforcement personnel in regard to the violation of the
Reverend Christie’s constitutional rights, with a goal to determine if any
individuals may be held civilly and/or criminally liable for his illegal
detention; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of
this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Hawaii County Mayor, all
Hawaii County Council members, Hawaii’s Congressional delegation, and the
President of the United States.

OFFERED
BY:

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Report Title:

The violation of Constitutional rights towards the
Reverend Roger Christie